World's First Dedicated Gaming Magazine Is Facing Closure

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday May 21, 2014 @05:15AM from the media-is-dead dept.

mrspoonsi (2955715) writes "BBC Reports: 'Computer and Video Games, which in 1981 was the world's first magazine dedicated to gaming, is facing closure. The title, which has been online-only since 2004, may stop publishing at the end of a 45-day consultation period that began on 14 May, sources said. However, its publishers, Future, are also believed to be looking into selling off the brand. The magazine is behind the gaming industry's Golden Joystick Awards, a yearly event held since 1983. Early issues of the magazine were seen as being instrumental in helping small-time games developers to get their titles out there, said Mr Henderson — a trend that he thought was beginning to re-emerge as apps and mobile gaming have taken off.'"

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Re:Thanks by xmousex · 2014-05-21 05:59 · Score: 3, Funny

my business is currently shuttered but we are still open.
fucking sunshine
Re:Who is Mr Henderson by NotDrWho · 2014-05-21 06:24 · Score: 3, Funny

Duh, he's Mrs. Henderson's husband.

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SJW's don't eliminate discrimination. They just expropriate it for themselves.
Re:Unprofitable business about to close down by NotDrWho · 2014-05-21 06:50 · Score: 3, Funny

Next up on CNN, what does the video game magazine downsizing mean for the search for Flight 370?

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SJW's don't eliminate discrimination. They just expropriate it for themselves.